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Condition at this date:

Shape of tower in plan:

Form of tower:

Height from base to ventilator ball:

Height of focal plane
above mean high water:

Background of lighthouse as seen from sea:

Color of tower:

Color of tower/ how produced:

Tower connection:

Object for navigation:

Building materials:

General desc:

Wall thickness at base:

Wall thickness at parapet:

Diameter at base:

Diameter at parapet:

Kind of stairway and steps:

Number of landings:

Size of glass:

Number of windows and size of sash:

Number of doors:

Kind of foundation and depth below surface:

Character of soil surrounding the lighthouse:

Soil susceptibility:

Misc remarks:

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New Dungeness Light Station

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very fair

circular

89'

100'

Dark - a thick fir forest

Upper part of tower painted black, lower part white.

Upper part of tower painted with coal tar, lower part is whitewashed.

Tower rises from roof of keeper's dwelling

Seacoast & for general navigating purposes.

brick

5' 4"

2' 5"

17' 6"

11' 8"

wooden stairway & steps

8" x 12"

4 windows, size of sash 4' 6" x 2' 4"

Stone foundation 5' below surface, resting on hard sand & gravel.

sand & gravel

Partially by grass

Tower is a plain substantial structure of brick, without any projecting cornice at top. It is at present time in fair condition. Site is on end of a sand spit which is 5 miles long & avg'ing in width about 100' & about 3' above high water.

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Premises | Lantern and Fixtures | Ventilators and Watchroom | Illuminating Apparatus | Closets and Storerooms

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